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Job-exposure matrices addressing lifestyle factors by Friesen, Melissa C

“…Correspondence to Dr Melissa C Friesen, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute,…”
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Organophosphate insecticide use and cancer incidence among spouses of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study by Lerro, Catherine C, Koutros, Stella, Andreotti, Gabriella, Friesen, Melissa C, Alavanja, Michael C, Blair, Aaron, Hoppin, Jane A, Sandler, Dale P, Lubin, Jay H, Ma, Xiaomei, Zhang, Yawei, Beane Freeman, Laura E

“…ObjectivesOrganophosphates (OPs) are among the most commonly used insecticides. OPs have been linked to cancer risk in some epidemiological studies, which have…”
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Glyphosate in house dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California by Ward, Mary H., Madrigal, Jessica M., Jones, Rena R., Friesen, Melissa C., Falk, Roni T., Koebel, David, Metayer, Catherine

“…Residential use of pesticides has been associated with increased risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We evaluated determinants of glyphosate…”
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Nitrated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Nitro-PAH) Signatures and Somatic Mutations in Diesel Exhaust-Exposed Bladder Tumors by Gonzalez, Nicole, Rao, Nina, Dean, Michael, Lee, Donghyuk, Hurson, Amber N, Baris, Dalsu, Schwenn, Molly, Johnson, Alison, Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila, Friesen, Melissa C, Zhu, Bin, Rothman, Nathaniel, Silverman, Debra T, Koutros, Stella

“…Diesel exhaust is a complex mixture, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrated PAHs (nitro-PAH), many of which are potent mutagens and…”
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A review of nonoccupational pathways for pesticide exposure in women living in agricultural areas by Deziel, Nicole C, Friesen, Melissa C, Hoppin, Jane A, Hines, Cynthia J, Thomas, Kent, Freeman, Laura E Beane

“…Women living in agricultural areas may experience high pesticide exposures compared with women in urban or suburban areas because of their proximity to farm…”
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Women’s occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and risk of breast cancer by Lee, Derrick G, Burstyn, Igor, Lai, Agnes S, Grundy, Anne, Friesen, Melissa C, Aronson, Kristan J, Spinelli, John J

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the association between occupational polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and female breast cancer.MethodsLifetime work…”
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Urinary biomonitoring of glyphosate exposure among male farmers and nonfarmers in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture (BEEA) study by Chang, Vicky C., Ospina, Maria, Xie, Shuai, Andreotti, Gabriella, Parks, Christine G., Liu, Danping, Madrigal, Jessica M., Ward, Mary H., Rothman, Nathaniel, Silverman, Debra T., Sandler, Dale P., Friesen, Melissa C., Beane Freeman, Laura E., Calafat, Antonia M., Hofmann, Jonathan N.

“…•Glyphosate was detected (≥0.2 µg/L) in the urine of 90 % of farmers and 81 % of nonfarmers in the BEEA study.•Farmers with recent occupational glyphosate use…”
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Occupational exposure to organic solvents and risk of bladder cancer by Xie, Shuai, Friesen, Melissa C., Baris, Dalsu, Schwenn, Molly, Rothman, Nathaniel, Johnson, Alison, Karagas, Margaret R., Silverman, Debra T., Koutros, Stella

“…Background Bladder cancer has been linked to several occupations that involve the use of solvents, including those used in the dry-cleaning industry…”
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Diesel exhaust and bladder cancer risk by pathologic stage and grade subtypes by Koutros, Stella, Kogevinas, Manolis, Friesen, Melissa C., Stewart, Patricia A., Baris, Dalsu, Karagas, Margaret R., Schwenn, Molly, Johnson, Alison, Monawar Hosain, G.M., Serra, Consol, Tardon, Adonina, Carrato, Alfredo, Garcia-Closas, Reina, Moore, Lee E., Nickerson, Michael L., Hewitt, Stephen M., Lenz, Petra, Schned, Alan R., Lloreta, Josep, Allory, Yves, Zhang, Haoyu, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, Garcia-Closas, Montserrat, Rothman, Nathaniel, Malats, Núria, Silverman, Debra T.

“…•Risk estimation by quantitative estimates of respirable elemental carbon (diesel)•Heavy diesel exhaust exposure was significantly associated with bladder…”
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Quantitative measures of recent and lifetime agricultural pesticide use are associated with increased pesticide concentrations in house dust by Xie, Shuai, Hofmann, Jonathan N., Sampson, Joshua N., Josse, Pabitra R., Madrigal, Jessica M., Chang, Vicky C., Deziel, Nicole C., Andreotti, Gabriella, Keil, Alexander P., Ward, Mary H., Beane Freeman, Laura E., Friesen, Melissa C.

“…[Display omitted] •Pesticide concentrations were usually higher in homes with more agricultural use.•Trends were observed with frequency of use for most…”
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Parental occupational exposure to pesticides, animals and organic dust and risk of childhood leukemia and central nervous system tumors: Findings from the International Childhood Cancer Cohort Consortium (I4C) by Patel, Deven M., Jones, Rena R., Booth, Benjamin J., Olsson, Ann C., Kromhout, Hans, Straif, Kurt, Vermeulen, Roel, Tikellis, Gabriella, Paltiel, Ora, Golding, Jean, Northstone, Kate, Stoltenberg, Camilla, Håberg, Siri E., Schüz, Joachim, Friesen, Melissa C., Ponsonby, Anne‐Louise, Lemeshow, Stanley, Linet, Martha S., Magnus, Per, Olsen, Jørn, Olsen, Sjurdur F., Dwyer, Terence, Stayner, Leslie T., Ward, Mary H.

“…Parental occupational exposures to pesticides, animals and organic dust have been associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer based mostly on…”
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Utilitarian bicycling: a multilevel analysis of climate and personal influences by Winters, Meghan, Friesen, Melissa C, Koehoorn, Mieke, Teschke, Kay

“…Increasing utilitarian bicycling in urban areas is a means to reduce air and noise pollution, increase physical activity, and reduce the risk of chronic…”
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Occupational exposure to benzene and risk of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in an extended follow‐up of two population‐based prospective cohorts of Chinese men and women by Bassig, Bryan A., Shu, Xiao‐Ou, Friesen, Melissa C., Vermeulen, Roel, Purdue, Mark P., Ji, Bu‐Tian, Yang, Gong, Wong, Jason Y. Y., Appel, Nathan, Hu, Wei, Gao, Yu‐Tang, Zheng, Wei, Rothman, Nathaniel, Lan, Qing

“…The carcinogenicity of benzene was reevaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2017, with the Working Group reaffirming positive yet…”
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Exposure to fibres and risk of pleural mesothelioma in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort by Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren, Shala, Nita Kaupang, Barone-Adesi, Francesco, Hosgood, H Dean, Samuelsen, Sven Ove, Bråtveit, Magne, Kirkeleit, Jorunn, Silverman, Debra, Friesen, Melissa C, Babigumira, Ronnie, Grimsrud, Tom K, Veierød, Marit B, Stenehjem, Jo S

“…Pleural mesothelioma is a rare respiratory cancer, mainly caused by inhalation of asbestos fibres. Other inorganic fibres are also suggested risk factors. We…”
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A prospective study of cancer risk among Agricultural Health Study farm spouses associated with personal use of organochlorine insecticides by Louis, Lydia M, Lerro, Catherine C, Friesen, Melissa C, Andreotti, Gabriella, Koutros, Stella, Sandler, Dale P, Blair, Aaron, Robson, Mark G, Beane Freeman, Laura E

“…Organochlorine insecticides (OCs) have historically been used worldwide to control insects, although most have now been banned in developed countries. Evidence…”
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Occupational exposure to pesticides and other biocides and risk of thyroid cancer by Zeng, Fanhua, Lerro, Catherine, Lavoué, Jérôme, Huang, Huang, Siemiatycki, Jack, Zhao, Nan, Ma, Shuangge, Deziel, Nicole C, Friesen, Melissa C, Udelsman, Robert, Zhang, Yawei

“…ObjectivesTo assess the associations between occupational exposure to biocides and pesticides and risk of thyroid cancer.MethodsUsing data from a…”
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Occupation and thyroid cancer by Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Briseis, Ward, Mary H, Della Valle, Curt T, Friesen, Melissa C

“…Numerous occupational and environmental exposures have been shown to disrupt thyroid hormones, but much less is known about their relationships with thyroid…”
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What Should We Do with Short-Term Jobs in Studies of Chronic Diseases? by Friesen, Melissa C

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Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers by Shala, Nita K., Stenehjem, Jo S., Babigumira, Ronnie, Liu, Fei-Chih, Berge, Leon A. M., Silverman, Debra T., Friesen, Melissa C., Rothman, Nathaniel, Lan, Qing, Hosgood, H. Dean, Samuelsen, Sven O., Bråtveit, Magne, Kirkeleit, Jorunn, Andreassen, Bettina K., Veierød, Marit B., Grimsrud, Tom K.

“…Background Occupational exposures constitute the second leading cause of urinary bladder cancer after tobacco smoking. Increased risks have been found in the…”
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Harmonizing work history data in epidemiologic studies with overlapping employment records by Stenehjem, Jo Steinson, Babigumira, Ronnie, Friesen, Melissa C, Grimsrud, Tom Kristian

“…Background Work history data often require major data management including handling of overlapping jobs to avoid overestimating exposure before linkage to…”
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